Excessive compile time?

[WhiteBoy]

Normally, when I compile for testing, I set BSP to normal, Vis to fast, and Rad to normal, and this only times 5-6 minutes to complete. Though, when I try to compile with normal Vis, it never finishes, and I have left it going for 10 hour periods. Is it possible that the compile process is causing an error sometime during the 10 hours I leave it, or should it really take this long?

 

[tank]

vis takes the longest to complete especially on normal...i have a huge map i am making and i tried to compile normal vis but just takes too damn long...so i run with fast for now until i am done mapping it...hours are not uncommon for a large map to compile completely.

you need to read up on optimization and performance of maps

Tank

 

[MrMan]

Yeah mine looks likes its gonna take ages too, ive put in the hint and skip brushes and converted loads of things to func_detail and put areaportals on all doors and windows...still takes ages...i havent left it to finish yet, ill finish the map then leave it running overnight or something

 

[dart321]

Yeah, my map is pretty big with alot of lights so it takes a while. I have a gig of RAM though and a nice processor so its not hours and hours but it does take a while.

 

[WhiteBoy]

Yeah, my map is pretty big with alot of lights so it takes a while. I have a gig of RAM though and a nice processor so its not hours and hours but it does take a while.

1 gig PC3200 along with a 3.0ghz, and it's still won't finish.

I guess I could move on to the optimization, and hope that helps.

 

[Bling]

i left my map on compile last ngith, i wake up, and its still going. I just shut it off after a good 13 hours.

I have 512 DDR PC3200 and 1.8 GHz

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